At this moment, in the doctor's academy, the doctors from other sects have left, and only the Confucian doctors are gathered here.
"The emperor is very fond of the concubine, and the matter of letting Princess Shang has been spread throughout Xianyang. I think it's better to forget it." Zhou Qingchen, the doctor's servant, watched a group of doctors under his men making a fuss, and each one raised a loud objection, and couldn't help but
If your head hurts, ask for advice.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, Chunyu Yue among the doctors sneered: "Is Zhou Pushe going to abandon my Confucian etiquette and break his own spine to cater to the great concubine?" Zhou Qingchen's face turned red and he shouted.
He said: "Chun Yuyue! How dare you bully me with your words? I have never catered to the concubine. It's just that the emperor issued an edict for us to discuss the etiquette of the concubine Changshang Princess, and it is not for you to object!"
Chunyu Yue was not afraid and retorted: "Look, you are using the emperor's edict to make trouble again. Isn't this just breaking your own spine?"
"Not marrying someone with the same surname has been a common etiquette since ancient times. Since we were recruited to the Qin State as doctors, we have knowledge of ancient and modern times, participate in political affairs, and now we are even ordered to discuss etiquette, then we are qualified to speak!"
"Princess Changshang, this is a disrespectful matter. How can we discuss etiquette for this disrespectful matter? Wouldn't that be even more disrespectful? At this time, we should make suggestions to the emperor to oppose it!"
Another doctor, Qi Qi, opened his mouth to explain: "Does Pu She think that we are really opposing for the sake of opposition? No, this matter is an opportunity for us to fight for the right to speak in the court." At this point, Qi Qi
He Bi glanced at the other Confucian doctors and said loudly: "The emperor abolished the posthumous title law and destroyed the ancient ritual system. Then we and Prime Minister Zuo jointly proposed to implement the feudal system in the world, but he was refuted by the chief concubine and the Tingwei.
, which led to the implementation of the system of prefectures and counties in the Qin State, and everything went in the direction set by Legalism."
"Posthumous titles and enfeoffments, these two etiquette systems have been broken by the Qin people. Now it comes to the marriage system. If the concubine and the princess marry with the same surname, it is against the etiquette system."
"Rituals are the foundation of our Confucianism. If we don't make a sound through this matter and wait until they hold a wedding and break the etiquette system, will there be a place for our Confucianism to stand in the Qin Dynasty's court in the future?"
"If you don't object now, when the etiquette system is completely destroyed in the future, none of you here will be innocent!" After finishing his words, the other doctors agreed: "However, if the etiquette system is broken, we will no longer be able to do anything.
Etiquette can be followed!" Chunyu Yue nodded: "What Mr. Qi Tuo said is that if we don't object to this matter, Confucian etiquette will be ruined. On the contrary, if we successfully object and ruin the marriage between the chief concubine and the princess, then we can
Only those who truly gain a foothold in the court will have a say in the future affairs of Qin!" Zhou Qingchen frowned.
What Chunyu Yue and Qi Kaibi said makes sense, Confucianism says
"Self-denial and restoration of propriety", no matter which sect of Confucianism you are from,
"Etiquette" is the most core and important thing. If there is no etiquette, there is no Confucianism. The emperor's previous abolition of posthumous titles and enfeoffments within the scope of Zhou Rites was a huge blow to their Confucianism.
Confucianism has lost two major positions in a row, and now it is about to come to the issue of marriage. If they don't even say a word, then who will look down on them?
Confucian disciples, do you still want to lose face? Chun Yuyue's call to oppose Princess Zhao Tuoshang is essentially an ideological game.
They are competing for the right to speak in the court. If their opposition is successful, the influence of Confucianism will be greatly enhanced, and they may even be able to intervene in government affairs in the future and realize their ideals.
"But what if you object and make the emperor disgusted?" Zhou Qingchen asked with some worry. He is also a famous scholar after all. He naturally wants to maintain etiquette, but he is worried about bad consequences.
Qi Diebi smiled and said: "Pu She doesn't need to worry. According to my observation, this emperor is not an ungrateful person. Otherwise, he would not have conquered us to come to Qin to make gifts. Even the eldest son has to marry his wife.
We are involved. From this point of view, there is a possibility that he will be persuaded by us." Others nodded in agreement.
"However, Li Si, the court captain, wanted to kill the three kings to shock the world, and he wanted to intimidate us, but he failed in the end? From this point of view, this emperor also has a benevolent heart and is not a tyrannical and cruel person.
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"Yes, he abolished the posthumous title before because he wanted to become an emperor that had never existed before. The name of emperor is a new thing. It is not unacceptable to ignore the posthumous title."
"Later, when we proposed the enfeoffment system, it was because of the clever arguments of the chief concubine and the court officer that we failed. It was not that the emperor disliked enfeoffment. So this time, as long as we have sufficient reasons and use the ritual system to demonstrate, we will definitely be able to say
Move the emperor’s heart!”
"Qin also followed Zhou rites. Now we use this etiquette to oppose marriages. What's wrong?" Confucian doctors are quite optimistic, because the emperor behaved very fairly in the last dispute over the enfeoffment of counties.
They believed that the reason why their side failed was because Zhao Tuo and Li Si could not win the debate, so the emperor chose the counties proposed by Zhao Tuo and Li Si.
This time, they used the ritual system to object, and no one can refute it, because it is indeed something that has been popular in this world for hundreds of years.
They must make the emperor realize the disrespect of this matter. Judging from the emperor's previous attitude, he might change his mind.
At this moment, seeing that Pu She and Zhou Qingchen were already hesitating, Chunyu Yue, in order to dispel Zhou Qingchen's last worry, said with a smile: "This wedding is an opportunity for us to fight for the right to speak. It is not a crisis. Pu She does not need to worry. Even if
In the end, the emperor still wants to do this intermarriage with the same surname, and he will not punish us. Could it be that he will be so angry that he will trick us, haha." Hearing this, all the doctors laughed.
Zhou Qingchen was also amused and approved the suggestion of his doctor. He nodded and said: "In that case, we will pay a visit to Prime Minister Zuo. If he can support us, that would be great." Chunyu Yue nodded and said:
"It would be great if Prime Minister Zuo could help me."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But we can also publicize this matter and let everyone in Xianyang know that the concubine Princess Changshang has done something unethical and against the rules of etiquette.
It would be even better if we could get support from people who share the same ideals!"...
"Father! Father, what good news!" Li Yu ran into the house with excitement on his face and saw his father sitting in front of the eucalyptus eating a bowl of noodles.
Wan means raw meat cut into thin strips. Wan Noodles, as the name suggests, means mixing raw meat cut into thin strips into noodles, then pouring in the sauce and mixing evenly, then you can enjoy it. This is Li Si's newly invented way to eat pasta.
Li Yu knew that his father had always been good at eating, and he had a lot of knowledge in this field, so he didn't take it seriously. He just shouted excitedly: "Father, I heard great news!" Li Si raised his head and glanced at his son.
Suck the thin strands of meat from the corner of your mouth into your mouth, chew and swallow slowly.
He then said: "How old are you? Why are you so excited? You should learn from your brother. Are you so excited? What good news have you brought?" Li Yu smiled and sat down opposite Li Si.
She beamed with joy and said: "Now the whole Xianyang City is saying that Zhao... Princess Changshang, a concubine, is against the etiquette of 'no marriage of the same surname'. This is unethical and should be opposed!"
"No marriage with the same surname?" Li Si was startled. He knew that this was an important part of Zhou's wedding system, but he didn't expect that someone would use this to find trouble with Princess Zhao Tuoshang. This was really annoying.
Leopard courage.
"Are they those Confucian doctors?" Li Si continued to eat noodles while thinking. It's easy to guess. In this era, besides those people, who else cares most about these etiquette?
Li Yu saw his father lost in thought, and said with a smile: "As my father said, these words are propagandized by those Confucian people, and I heard that they will openly oppose them at the court meeting. Father, this is not a good thing for us, but
This is a great thing. If Zhao Tuo is not a princess anymore, then will my brother..."
"Stupid!" Li Si's expression suddenly changed. Because of his excitement, the noodles he just put into his mouth sprayed directly on Li Yu's face.
He scolded: "My legitimate daughter has just married the eldest son, and I want my eldest son to marry the emperor's eldest princess?"
"Li Yu, Li Yu, how could I have given birth to a son as stupid as you! Do you know that I, Li Si, am no more than a court captain now? If I really let my son marry the eldest princess and my daughter marry the eldest son as you said,
Wouldn’t that mean that all the powerful generals and wealthy families of the Qin State would be offended? Wouldn’t that be a good thing?”
"Ah?" Li Yu stretched out his hand to wipe the noodles from his face, thought for a while, and said, "What my father said makes sense, but I didn't consider it carefully. It would really offend people." Li Si shook his head helplessly.
This son's mind is really simple.
The reason why Li Si's daughter was able to marry the eldest son was precisely because Li You did not become the eldest princess. This was the comfort and exchange given by the emperor, so they could not get all the benefits.
Li Si thought again
Regarding the issue of "no marriage with the same surname", he couldn't help but sneered: "And what do you think those Confucian people are trying to do by objecting? They proposed enfeoffment before, but I refuted it. Now they oppose the wedding, just to regain the right to speak.
Forget it, if they succeed, can our Legal family still be the dominant one in Qin?" Li Yu opened his eyes and said in surprise: "So that's it, no wonder the wedding has spread all over Xianyang, they still dare to
The objection, it turned out to be this idea, we can't let them succeed. It's just..." Thinking of this, Li Yu said unwillingly: "Father, are you going to help the common people grow up this time?" Li Si took a deep look.
His son shook his head and said, "Go back and read Han Fei's book carefully several times." Although Han Fei died in the hands of Li Si.
But Li Si still admired Han Fei's talent very much. He collected the letters he had with Han Fei and some of the manuscripts left by Han Fei, and made a book of his own for his son to study.
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and seeing Li Si's unhappy expression, he could only respond helplessly: "Wei." Seeing his neutron retreat, Li Si shook his head again and sighed: "This kid is just like those Confucian scholars, he still doesn't understand.
." He whispered: "In Qin, everything depends on the emperor's wishes."
"What the emperor says is law."
"What the emperor does is etiquette." Li Si finished the noodles in the bowl in two mouthfuls. He thought for a moment and thought of someone.
Striding out of the house, Li Si said to the servant waiting outside: "Get the car ready, I'm going to the library of the Censor's Mansion."... At the same time, in the palace of the Grand Concubine.
Zhao Tuo also heard about the propaganda going around in Xianyang City.
"No marriage with the same surname?" Zhao Tuo's face changed slightly. He had been in the military for the past few years and had never paid attention to these four words.
Now that I heard it suddenly, I quickly recalled the remaining memories of my previous life. The surname, so there is no difference in marriage. The surname, so there is no distinction between high and low.
During the Zong Zhou Dynasty, there was a system that stipulated that marriages with the same surname were not allowed. Marrying with the same surname was considered a taboo against the patriarchal etiquette.
Qin and Zhao had the same origin and common ancestors, both had the surname Ying, and they did not separate until the end of the Shang Dynasty. One of the confidants of King Zhou of Shang was named Fei Lian, who was the last common ancestor of Qin and Zhao.
Feilian's eldest son Erai was the ancestor of the Qin clan. Feilian's second son Ji Sheng was the ancestor of the Zhao clan.
Zhao Tuo counted the time with his fingers, immediately clapped his hands and said angrily: "Are these Confucian scholars sick in their heads? They are using relatives from eight hundred years ago to make trouble!"